In 2020, the university experience was not just very inconsistent for different people, but vastly unequal, say Amanda Joy and...
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Amanda (She/Her) is an MA Public Policy student, and a BA History graduate from the UK. She was an international Citizen Service (ICS) volunteer with Restless Development in Nepal in 2017. This experience sparked an interest in working towards achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. She is particularly interested in issues relating to health, discrimination, and access to education. Alongside her Master’s degree and work with Restless Development, Amanda is also a policy advisor for a mental health charity. After her Master’s degree, she would like to continue her work in research and policy in the charity sector.
As a result of COVID-19, university students have suffered from a lack of social connection and an unhealthy study-life balance,...